Ironing apparatus.



M. KANE. IRONING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6, 1914.

1,1 1 1,467, I Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN.6,1914,

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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6. 1914.

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J. 7? fl ,1 I I d 0 a Z S n ventoz 6 Huang MEYER M. KANE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IRONING APPARATUS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lmown that I, MEYER M. KANE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing Apparatus; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and I figuresof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in ironing apparatus and the object in view is to produce a simple and eflicient apparatus of this nature adapted to relieve the person ironing of the strain and weight incident to the iron as it is moved back and forth overthe articles being ironed.

The present invention comprises various details of construction, combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which 4 Figure l is a side elevation of an ironing apparatus embodying the features of my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a detail sectional View on line H of Fig. 1.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates .a bench upon which a plate B is fastened and C, G designate standards suitably mounted upon said plate and supporting at their upper ends cross-pieces D from which rise rods E.

F is a horizontally disposed rod having extensible sections F telescoping in the ends and adapted to be held in adjusted positions, said sections having eyes at their ends and through which said rods E pass. A head H is fastened to the upper end of each rod and washers H are mounted, one upon each rod E, and a coiled spring H Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 6, 1914.

Patented Sept. 22, 1914. Serial No. 810,632.

bearing intermediate each cross-piece and one of said washers on which an end of the extensible rod rests are adapted to normally .old the horizontally disposed rod at its highest upper limit,

I '8 carriage, designated by letter L, has grooved pulleys L therein which rest upon said horizontally disposed rod and dependzing from said carriage is an eye bolt N fastened to the upper end of a spring 0 which is located within the shell .Q, and is secured to the lower end thereof, the shell Q telescoping within a shell Q. screw 0 passes through an aperture in said shell Q, and is adapted to hold the latter @in an adjusted position. The iron, designatfed by letter P, has a handle P and a bailshaped member P is fastened at its ends to {the ends of said handle and is bent at R to form a loop which telescopes within thelower end of the shell Q. A pin R passes A set through registering apertures in the shell Q, and engages said loop and forms a means of connection between the same and shell.

screw-threaded openings in the lower plate,

these plates forming parts of the carriage T. A hook, designated by letter T is fastened to one of said clamping plates T and engages underneath the bar M and cooperates with the under one of the plates T which near their ends telescoping within the sockets V, the vertical portions of said tracks which telescope being provided with rack teeth X which mesh'wlth the teeth of thepinions Y. Said pinions Y are f xed to a;

shaft Z which is journaled .in the bearings Z.upon the bench, a suitable handle being attached to one end of the shaft. Setscrews,

Pivotally connected to said iron is a slot-. ited bar S which is held in adjusted position upon the carriage T by means of the clampging plates T" having screws T passing ithrough apertures in the upper plate through the slot in the bar S and engaging 1 is not in use.

designated by letterJ, are mounted in said sockets and are adapted to hold-the trackin adjusted position. A bail-shaped m'ember, designated by letter M, has apertures -M in the ends thereof which are journaled upon said track, the latter bein preferably of cylindrical shape, and a rod is pivotall connected at its upper end to said bail shaped member M and telescopes within the tubular shell G whichis pivoted at G to a lever G which latter is pivotally mounted upon a pin Gr carried by the bracket mem-' .bers "G said lever being adapted to be tilted by the foot ofthe operator. A. spring I is fastened at one end to a part of the frame and its other end to the eye I upon said v by stepping upon the lever may cause the bail-shaped member M- to tilt and withit the carriage and, as theplate S is clamped to the carriage, said plate S will tilt down and throw the iron toward the table.

operatortakinghold of the iron, the latter yielding by reason of .the' spring connections shown and the iron may be moved back and forth over the ironing board, the carriage running upon the tracks, as will'be readily understood. Through the medium of the adjusting means, it will be observed that the iron may beheld at different elevations to adapt the same to the work restingupon the bench;

Wha'tI claim to be new is p 1 An ironing machine comprising a bench withstandards thereon, a horizontally disposed, spring-pressedrod upon said standards, a' carriage with wheels movable upon said rod,"an iron .hanging yieldingly from' said carriage, a rocking member, a track, upon which the same is mounted,'connections between said iron and 'rocking member, and means for rocking said member, as set forth, Y

2. An ironlng frame comprising standards, a horizontally disposed, spring-pressed red supported thereon, a carriage movable upon said rod, a yielding hanger suspended I from said carriage, a'n'iron secured to the hanger, a vertically adjustable track, a carriage movable 'upo'n' the latter, a connection between said carriage upon the track and said iron, and means for 'tilting said connection to press the iron against an article to be irone as set forth.

The iron may be further pressed down'by the supported upon said rod, a yielding hanger suspended from said carriage, an iron secured to the hanger, a vertically adjustable track, a rocking bailashaped member mounted upon said track, means for rocking said member, a

carriage movable upon the track, means secured to the carriage and engaging the iron and said bail-shaped member and serving .to apply pressure to the iron as said bailshaped member is rocked in one direction, as set forth.

4. An ironing frame comprising stand ards, a horizontally disposed, spring-pressed rod supported thereon, a carriage movable upon said rod, 'a yielding hanger suspended from-said carriage, an iron secured to the hanger, a vertically adjustable track, a rocking bail-shaped member mounted upon said track, meansfor rocking said member, 'a'carriage movable upon the track, a pivotal bar connected at one end to said iron and adjustably connected to the carriage upon said track, and means connected to the carriage and adapted to engage under said ballshaped member, as set forth.

5. An ironing frame comprising standards, a horizontally disposed, spring-pressed .rod supported'thereon, a carriage movable upon said rod, a yielding hanger suspended from said carriage, air-iron secured to the hanger, a horizontally disposed trackhaving verticatportion's,'sockets'in which the latter are mounted, rack teeth upon said vertical portions of the track, a rotatable shaft,

pinion wheel's fixed thereto and engaging the teeth of said shaft,means for holding the track in an' adjusted position, a bailshaped member pivotally mounted upon the track, a carriage upon the latter, a bar pivotally connected at one end' to the iron and adjustably'mounted upon the carriage on said track, -and means-actuated by the bail-shaped member and cooperating with the bar which is pivoted to the iron for applyingpressure to the latter, as set forth.

6. An ironlng frame comprising standards, a horizontally disposed, spring-pressed rod supported thereon, a carriage movable upon said rod, a yielding hanger suspended from said "carriage, an iron secured to the hanger, a horizontally disposed track having vertical portions, sockets. in which the latter are mounted, rack teeth upon said vertical portions of the track, a rotatable shaft, pinion wheels fixed thereto and engaging the teeth of said shaft, means for holding the track in an adjusted position, a bailshaped member pivotally mounted upon the track, a carriage upon the latter, acbar pivotally connected atone end to the iron and adjustably mounted upon the carriage on In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my said track, and means actuated by the baiisignature in presence of two witnesses. shaped member and cooperating with t e bar which is pivoted to the iron for apply- MEYER KANE 5 ing pressure to the latter, and a pivoted Witnesses:

tread lever having connection with said HARRY WALSER, bail-shaped member, as set forth. 7 GEORGE A. SHILLAIRES. 

